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Volume 69(10);  2003 Oct

Genetics and Molecular Biology

Diversity of Nitrile Hydratase and Amidase Enzyme Genes in Rhodococcus erythropolis Recovered from Geographically Distinct Habitats
Pedro F. B. Brandão, Justin P. Clapp, Alan T. Bull
Appl Environ Microbiol. 2003 Oct; 69(10): 5754–5766. doi: 10.1128/AEM.69.10.5754-5766.2003
PMCID:
PMC201182
Abstract Article PDF–792K
A Potential Food-Grade Cloning Vector for Streptococcus thermophilus That Uses Cadmium Resistance as the Selectable Marker
Wing Yee Wong, Ping Su, Gwen E. Allison, Chun-Qiang Liu, Noel W. Dunn
Appl Environ Microbiol. 2003 Oct; 69(10): 5767–5771. doi: 10.1128/AEM.69.10.5767-5771.2003
PMCID:
PMC201215
Abstract Article PDF–214K
Identification and Genetic Characterization of a Novel Proteinase, PrtR, from the Human Isolate Lactobacillus rhamnosus BGT10
Irena Pastar, Ivana Tonic, Natasa Golic, Milan Kojic, Richard van Kranenburg, Michiel Kleerebezem, Ljubisa Topisirovic, Goran Jovanovic
Appl Environ Microbiol. 2003 Oct; 69(10): 5802–5811. doi: 10.1128/AEM.69.10.5802-5811.2003
PMCID:
PMC201213
Abstract Article PDF–333K
Functional Analysis of the Gene Cluster Involved in Production of the Bacteriocin Circularin A by Clostridium beijerinckii ATCC 25752
Robèr Kemperman, Marnix Jonker, Arjen Nauta, Oscar P. Kuipers, Jan Kok
Appl Environ Microbiol. 2003 Oct; 69(10): 5839–5848. doi: 10.1128/AEM.69.10.5839-5848.2003
PMCID:
PMC201212
Abstract Article PDF–373K
ISLpl1 Is a Functional IS30-Related Insertion Element in Lactobacillus plantarum That Is Also Found in Other Lactic Acid Bacteria
Hervé Nicoloff, Françoise Bringel
Appl Environ Microbiol. 2003 Oct; 69(10): 6032–6040. doi: 10.1128/AEM.69.10.6032-6040.2003
PMCID:
PMC201200
Abstract Article PDF–1.2M
Nuclease Activity of Saccharomyces cerevisiae Mre11 Functions in Targeted Nucleotide Alteration
Li Liu, Michael Usher, Yiling Hu, Eric B. Kmiec
Appl Environ Microbiol. 2003 Oct; 69(10): 6216–6224. doi: 10.1128/AEM.69.10.6216-6224.2003
PMCID:
PMC201246
Abstract Article PDF–937K
Development of a mariner-Based Transposon for Use in Sorangium cellulosum
Bryan Julien, Ruby Fehd
Appl Environ Microbiol. 2003 Oct; 69(10): 6299–6301. doi: 10.1128/AEM.69.10.6299-6301.2003
PMCID:
PMC201241
Abstract Article PDF–101K

Enzymology and Protein Engineering

Purification and Characterization of a Novel Bacteriocin Produced by Enterococcus faecalis Strain RJ-11
Yukio Yamamoto, Yoshikazu Togawa, Makoto Shimosaka, Mitsuo Okazaki
Appl Environ Microbiol. 2003 Oct; 69(10): 5746–5753. doi: 10.1128/AEM.69.10.5746-5753.2003
PMCID:
PMC201181
Abstract Article PDF–243K
Optimized Expression of a Thermostable Xylanase from Thermomyces lanuginosus in Pichia pastoris
Mônica C. Triches Damaso, Marcius S. Almeida, Eleonora Kurtenbach, Orlando B. Martins, Nei Pereira, Jr., Carolina M. M. C. Andrade, Rodolpho M. Albano
Appl Environ Microbiol. 2003 Oct; 69(10): 6064–6072. doi: 10.1128/AEM.69.10.6064-6072.2003
PMCID:
PMC201252
Abstract Article PDF–1.2M
Identification of Peptides That Mimic the Pertussis Toxin Binding Site on Bovine Fetuin
John A. Bogdan, Wei Yuan, Karen O. Long-Rowe, Jawad Sarwar, Eric Allen Brucker, M. S. Blake
Appl Environ Microbiol. 2003 Oct; 69(10): 6272–6279. doi: 10.1128/AEM.69.10.6272-6279.2003
PMCID:
PMC201256
Abstract Article PDF–818K

Physiology and Biotechnology

Glutathione Protects Lactococcus lactis against Oxidative Stress
Yin Li, Jeroen Hugenholtz, Tjakko Abee, Douwe Molenaar
Appl Environ Microbiol. 2003 Oct; 69(10): 5739–5745. doi: 10.1128/AEM.69.10.5739-5745.2003
PMCID:
PMC201183
Abstract Article PDF–139K
Engineering Escherichia coli for Increased Productivity of Serine-Rich Proteins Based on Proteome Profiling
Mee-Jung Han, Ki Jun Jeong, Jong-Shin Yoo, Sang Yup Lee
Appl Environ Microbiol. 2003 Oct; 69(10): 5772–5781. doi: 10.1128/AEM.69.10.5772-5781.2003
PMCID:
PMC201230
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Peptide Surface Display and Secretion Using Two LPXTG-Containing Surface Proteins from Lactobacillus fermentum BR11
Mark S. Turner, Louise M. Hafner, Terry Walsh, Philip M. Giffard
Appl Environ Microbiol. 2003 Oct; 69(10): 5855–5863. doi: 10.1128/AEM.69.10.5855-5863.2003
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Appl Environ Microbiol. 2005 Mar; 71(3): 1675.
PMCID:
PMC201189
Abstract Article PDF–513K
Engineering Redox Cofactor Regeneration for Improved Pentose Fermentation in Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Ritva Verho, John Londesborough, Merja Penttilä, Peter Richard
Appl Environ Microbiol. 2003 Oct; 69(10): 5892–5897. doi: 10.1128/AEM.69.10.5892-5897.2003
PMCID:
PMC201209
Abstract Article PDF–109K
Role of Ectoine in Vibrio cholerae Osmoadaptation
Kathryn J. Pflughoeft, Katharine Kierek, Paula I. Watnick
Appl Environ Microbiol. 2003 Oct; 69(10): 5919–5927. doi: 10.1128/AEM.69.10.5919-5927.2003
PMCID:
PMC201224
Abstract Article PDF–426K
Cloning, Characterization, and Functional Expression of the Klebsiella oxytoca Xylodextrin Utilization Operon (xynTB) in Escherichia coli
Yilei Qian, L. P. Yomano, J. F. Preston, H. C. Aldrich, L. O. Ingram
Appl Environ Microbiol. 2003 Oct; 69(10): 5957–5967. doi: 10.1128/AEM.69.10.5957-5967.2003
PMCID:
PMC201249
Abstract Article PDF–664K
Identification and Characterization of the CYP52 Family of Candida tropicalis ATCC 20336, Important for the Conversion of Fatty Acids and Alkanes to α,ω-Dicarboxylic Acids
David L. Craft, Krishna M. Madduri, Mark Eshoo, C. Ron Wilson
Appl Environ Microbiol. 2003 Oct; 69(10): 5983–5991. doi: 10.1128/AEM.69.10.5983-5991.2003
PMCID:
PMC201205
Abstract Article PDF–144K
Transformation of Fatty Acids Catalyzed by Cytochrome P450 Monooxygenase Enzymes of Candida tropicalis
William H. Eschenfeldt, Yeyan Zhang, Hend Samaha, Lucy Stols, L. Dudley Eirich, C. Ronald Wilson, Mark I. Donnelly
Appl Environ Microbiol. 2003 Oct; 69(10): 5992–5999. doi: 10.1128/AEM.69.10.5992-5999.2003
PMCID:
PMC201206
Abstract Article PDF–680K
Lysine-2,3-Aminomutase and β-Lysine Acetyltransferase Genes of Methanogenic Archaea Are Salt Induced and Are Essential for the Biosynthesis of Nɛ-Acetyl-β-Lysine and Growth at High Salinity
K. Pflüger, S. Baumann, G. Gottschalk, W. Lin, H. Santos, V. Müller
Appl Environ Microbiol. 2003 Oct; 69(10): 6047–6055. doi: 10.1128/AEM.69.10.6047-6055.2003
PMCID:
PMC201229
Abstract Article PDF–606K
Influence of Nutritional Factors on the Nature, Yield, and Composition of Exopolysaccharides Produced by Gluconacetobacter xylinus I-2281
Henri Kornmann, Philippe Duboc, Ian Marison, Urs von Stockar
Appl Environ Microbiol. 2003 Oct; 69(10): 6091–6098. doi: 10.1128/AEM.69.10.6091-6098.2003
PMCID:
PMC201184
Abstract Article PDF–164K
Escherichia coli Ghost Production by Expression of Lysis Gene E and Staphylococcal Nuclease
W. Haidinger, U. B. Mayr, M. P. Szostak, S. Resch, W. Lubitz
Appl Environ Microbiol. 2003 Oct; 69(10): 6106–6113. doi: 10.1128/AEM.69.10.6106-6113.2003
PMCID:
PMC201253
Abstract Article PDF–791K
Formaldehyde Fixation Contributes to Detoxification for Growth of a Nonmethylotroph, Burkholderia cepacia TM1, on Vanillic Acid
Ryoji Mitsui, Yoko Kusano, Hiroya Yurimoto, Yasuyoshi Sakai, Nobuo Kato, Mitsuo Tanaka
Appl Environ Microbiol. 2003 Oct; 69(10): 6128–6132. doi: 10.1128/AEM.69.10.6128-6132.2003
PMCID:
PMC201235
Abstract Article PDF–249K
Cloning and Characterization of the xyl1 Gene, Encoding an NADH-Preferring Xylose Reductase from Candida parapsilosis, and Its Functional Expression in Candida tropicalis
Jung-Kul Lee, Bong-Seong Koo, Sang-Yong Kim
Appl Environ Microbiol. 2003 Oct; 69(10): 6179–6188. doi: 10.1128/AEM.69.10.6179-6188.2003
PMCID:
PMC201247
Abstract Article PDF–557K
Prospecting for Novel Biocatalysts in a Soil Metagenome
S. Voget, C. Leggewie, A. Uesbeck, C. Raasch, K.-E. Jaeger, W. R. Streit
Appl Environ Microbiol. 2003 Oct; 69(10): 6235–6242. doi: 10.1128/AEM.69.10.6235-6242.2003
PMCID:
PMC201203
Abstract Article PDF–768K
Effects of Minerals on Resistance of Bacillus subtilis Spores to Heat and Hydrostatic Pressure
Noriyuki Igura, Yuya Kamimura, M. Shahidul Islam, Mitsuya Shimoda, Isao Hayakawa
Appl Environ Microbiol. 2003 Oct; 69(10): 6307–6310. doi: 10.1128/AEM.69.10.6307-6310.2003
PMCID:
PMC201192
Abstract Article PDF–86K
Formate-Dependent Growth and Homoacetogenic Fermentation by a Bacterium from Human Feces: Description of Bryantella formatexigens gen. nov., sp. nov.
Meyer J. Wolin, Terry L. Miller, Matthew D. Collins, Paul A. Lawson
Appl Environ Microbiol. 2003 Oct; 69(10): 6321–6326. doi: 10.1128/AEM.69.10.6321-6326.2003
PMCID:
PMC201199
Abstract Article PDF–207K

Mycology

Mycotoxin Fumonisin B1 Increases Intestinal Colonization by Pathogenic Escherichia coli in Pigs
Isabelle P. Oswald, Clarisse Desautels, Joëlle Laffitte, Sylvie Fournout, Sylvie Y. Peres, Marielle Odin, Pierrette Le Bars, Joseph Le Bars, John M. Fairbrother
Appl Environ Microbiol. 2003 Oct; 69(10): 5870–5874. doi: 10.1128/AEM.69.10.5870-5874.2003
PMCID:
PMC201177
Abstract Article PDF–259K
Tri16 Is Required for Esterification of Position C-8 during Trichothecene Mycotoxin Production by Fusarium sporotrichioides
Andrew W. Peplow, Isaac B. Meek, Melinda C. Wiles, Timothy D. Phillips, Marian N. Beremand
Appl Environ Microbiol. 2003 Oct; 69(10): 5935–5940. doi: 10.1128/AEM.69.10.5935-5940.2003
PMCID:
PMC201190
Abstract Article PDF–489K
Effect of pH and Oxalate on Hydroquinone-Derived Hydroxyl Radical Formation during Brown Rot Wood Degradation
Elisa Varela, Ming Tien
Appl Environ Microbiol. 2003 Oct; 69(10): 6025–6031. doi: 10.1128/AEM.69.10.6025-6031.2003
PMCID:
PMC201180
Abstract Article PDF–121K
Invasion of Spores of the Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungus Gigaspora decipiens by Burkholderia spp.
Avram Levy, Barbara J. Chang, Lynette K. Abbott, John Kuo, Gerry Harnett, Timothy J. J. Inglis
Appl Environ Microbiol. 2003 Oct; 69(10): 6250–6256. doi: 10.1128/AEM.69.10.6250-6256.2003
PMCID:
PMC201185
Abstract Article PDF–1.8M
A Novel Extracellular Multicopper Oxidase from Phanerochaete chrysosporium with Ferroxidase Activity
Luis F. Larrondo, Loreto Salas, Francisco Melo, Rafael Vicuña, Daniel Cullen
Appl Environ Microbiol. 2003 Oct; 69(10): 6257–6263. doi: 10.1128/AEM.69.10.6257-6263.2003
PMCID:
PMC201228
Abstract Article PDF–380K

Public Health Microbiology

Detection, Quantitation, and Phylogenetic Analysis of Noroviruses in Japanese Oysters
Tomoko Nishida, Hirokazu Kimura, Mika Saitoh, Michiyo Shinohara, Masahiko Kato, Shinji Fukuda, Tetsuya Munemura, Toshiyuki Mikami, Ayumi Kawamoto, Miho Akiyama, Yumiko Kato, Kanako Nishi, Kunihisa Kozawa, Osamu Nishio
Appl Environ Microbiol. 2003 Oct; 69(10): 5782–5786. doi: 10.1128/AEM.69.10.5782-5786.2003
PMCID:
PMC201174
Abstract Article PDF–138K
Identification of Naegleria fowleri in Domestic Water Sources by Nested PCR
Francine Marciano-Cabral, Rebecca MacLean, Alex Mensah, Laurie LaPat-Polasko
Appl Environ Microbiol. 2003 Oct; 69(10): 5864–5869. doi: 10.1128/AEM.69.10.5864-5869.2003
PMCID:
PMC201236
Abstract Article PDF–1.1M
PCR Detection and Analysis of the Free-Living Amoeba Naegleria in Hot Springs in Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks
Kathy B. Sheehan, Jennifer A. Fagg, Michael J. Ferris, Joan M. Henson
Appl Environ Microbiol. 2003 Oct; 69(10): 5914–5918. doi: 10.1128/AEM.69.10.5914-5918.2003
PMCID:
PMC201221
Abstract Article PDF–77K
Assessment of the Effects of Holding Time and Temperature on Escherichia coli Densities in Surface Water Samples
Misty L. Pope, Michelle Bussen, Mary Ann Feige, Lois Shadix, Sharon Gonder, Crystal Rodgers, Yildiz Chambers, Jessica Pulz, Ken Miller, Kevin Connell, Jon Standridge
Appl Environ Microbiol. 2003 Oct; 69(10): 6201–6207. doi: 10.1128/AEM.69.10.6201-6207.2003
PMCID:
PMC201187
Abstract Article PDF–479K
Single-Cell Enumeration of an Uncultivated TM7 Subgroup in the Human Subgingival Crevice
Cleber C. Ouverney, Gary C. Armitage, David A. Relman
Appl Environ Microbiol. 2003 Oct; 69(10): 6294–6298. doi: 10.1128/AEM.69.10.6294-6298.2003
PMCID:
PMC201210
Abstract Article PDF–1.1M
Teschoviruses as Indicators of Porcine Fecal Contamination of Surface Water
Miguel Angel Jiménez-Clavero, Carlos Fernández, José Antonio Ortiz, Javier Pro, Gregoria Carbonell, José Vicente Tarazona, Neftalí Roblas, Victoria Ley
Appl Environ Microbiol. 2003 Oct; 69(10): 6311–6315. doi: 10.1128/AEM.69.10.6311-6315.2003
PMCID:
PMC201186
Abstract Article PDF–227K
Comparison of Campylobacter Isolates from Poultry and Humans: Association between In Vitro Virulence Properties, Biotypes, and Pulsed-Field Gel Electrophoresis Clusters
Éric Nadeau, Serge Messier, Sylvain Quessy
Appl Environ Microbiol. 2003 Oct; 69(10): 6316–6320. doi: 10.1128/AEM.69.10.6316-6320.2003
PMCID:
PMC201179
Abstract Article PDF–666K

Environmental Microbiology and Biodegradation

Substrate Preferences in Biodesulfurization of Diesel Range Fuels by Rhodococcus sp. Strain ECRD-1
Roger C. Prince, Matthew J. Grossman
Appl Environ Microbiol. 2003 Oct; 69(10): 5833–5838. doi: 10.1128/AEM.69.10.5833-5838.2003
PMCID:
PMC201239
Abstract Article PDF–142K
Anaerobic Degradation of Flavonoids by Clostridium orbiscindens
Lilian Schoefer, Ruchika Mohan, Andreas Schwiertz, Annett Braune, Michael Blaut
Appl Environ Microbiol. 2003 Oct; 69(10): 5849–5854. doi: 10.1128/AEM.69.10.5849-5854.2003
PMCID:
PMC201214
Abstract Article PDF–249K
Stimulating the In Situ Activity of Geobacter Species To Remove Uranium from the Groundwater of a Uranium-Contaminated Aquifer
Robert T. Anderson, Helen A. Vrionis, Irene Ortiz-Bernad, Charles T. Resch, Philip E. Long, Richard Dayvault, Ken Karp, Sam Marutzky, Donald R. Metzler, Aaron Peacock, David C. White, Mary Lowe, Derek R. Lovley
Appl Environ Microbiol. 2003 Oct; 69(10): 5884–5891. doi: 10.1128/AEM.69.10.5884-5891.2003
PMCID:
PMC201226
Abstract Article PDF–768K
Utilization of Acyl-Homoserine Lactone Quorum Signals for Growth by a Soil Pseudomonad and Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO1
Jean J. Huang, Jong-In Han, Lian-Hui Zhang, Jared R. Leadbetter
Appl Environ Microbiol. 2003 Oct; 69(10): 5941–5949. doi: 10.1128/AEM.69.10.5941-5949.2003
PMCID:
PMC201243
Abstract Article PDF–607K
Bacterial Chemotaxis to Naphthalene Desorbing from a Nonaqueous Liquid
Aaron M. J. Law, Michael D. Aitken
Appl Environ Microbiol. 2003 Oct; 69(10): 5968–5973. doi: 10.1128/AEM.69.10.5968-5973.2003
PMCID:
PMC201222
Abstract Article PDF–422K
Distribution of the Coenzyme M Pathway of Epoxide Metabolism among Ethene- and Vinyl Chloride-Degrading Mycobacterium Strains
Nicholas V. Coleman , Jim C. Spain
Appl Environ Microbiol. 2003 Oct; 69(10): 6041–6046. doi: 10.1128/AEM.69.10.6041-6046.2003
PMCID:
PMC201217
Abstract Article PDF–693K
Coaggregation among Nonflocculating Bacteria Isolated from Activated Sludge
Anushree Malik, Masashi Sakamoto, Shohei Hanazaki, Masamitsu Osawa, Takanori Suzuki, Masaki Tochigi, Kazuo Kakii
Appl Environ Microbiol. 2003 Oct; 69(10): 6056–6063. doi: 10.1128/AEM.69.10.6056-6063.2003
PMCID:
PMC201223
Abstract Article PDF–1.2M
Characterization of Multiple-Substrate Utilization by Anthracene-Degrading Mycobacterium frederiksbergense LB501T
Lukas Y. Wick, Natacha Pasche, Stefano M. Bernasconi, Oliver Pelz, Hauke Harms
Appl Environ Microbiol. 2003 Oct; 69(10): 6133–6142. doi: 10.1128/AEM.69.10.6133-6142.2003
PMCID:
PMC201237
Abstract Article PDF–374K
The High Salt Requirement of the Moderate Halophile Chromohalobacter salexigens DSM3043 Can Be Met Not Only by NaCl but by Other Ions
Kathleen O'Connor, Laszlo N. Csonka
Appl Environ Microbiol. 2003 Oct; 69(10): 6334–6336. doi: 10.1128/AEM.69.10.6334-6336.2003
PMCID:
PMC201248
Abstract Article PDF–106K
Petroleum Pollution Bioremediation Using Water-Insoluble Uric Acid as the Nitrogen Source
Omry Koren, Vishnia Knezevic, Eliora Z. Ron, Eugene Rosenberg
Appl Environ Microbiol. 2003 Oct; 69(10): 6337–6339. doi: 10.1128/AEM.69.10.6337-6339.2003
PMCID:
PMC201234
Abstract Article PDF–429K

Microbial Ecology

Effects of Iron Limitation on Adherence and Cell Surface Carbohydrates of Corynebacterium diphtheriae Strains
Lílian de Oliveira Moreira, Arnaldo Feitosa Braga Andrade, Márcio Damasceno Vale, Sônia Maria Silva Souza, Raphael Hirata, Jr., Lídia Maria Oliveira Buarque Asad, Nasser Ribeiro Asad, Luiz Henrique Monteiro-Leal, José Osvaldo Previato, Ana Luiza Mattos-Guaraldi
Appl Environ Microbiol. 2003 Oct; 69(10): 5907–5913. doi: 10.1128/AEM.69.10.5907-5913.2003
PMCID:
PMC201255
Abstract Article PDF–501K
Comparing Denitrification Estimates for a Texas Estuary by Using Acetylene Inhibition and Membrane Inlet Mass Spectrometry
Melody J. Bernot, Walter K. Dodds, Wayne S. Gardner, Mark J. McCarthy, Dmitri Sobolev, Jennifer L. Tank
Appl Environ Microbiol. 2003 Oct; 69(10): 5950–5956. doi: 10.1128/AEM.69.10.5950-5956.2003
PMCID:
PMC201219
Abstract Article PDF–226K
Community Composition and Functioning of Denitrifying Bacteria from Adjacent Meadow and Forest Soils
J. J. Rich, R. S. Heichen, P. J. Bottomley, K. Cromack, Jr., D. D. Myrold
Appl Environ Microbiol. 2003 Oct; 69(10): 5974–5982. doi: 10.1128/AEM.69.10.5974-5982.2003
PMCID:
PMC201216
Abstract Article PDF–278K
Compound-Specific Isotopic Fractionation Patterns Suggest Different Carbon Metabolisms among Chloroflexus-Like Bacteria in Hot-Spring Microbial Mats
Marcel T. J. van der Meer, Stefan Schouten, Jaap S. Sinninghe Damsté, Jan W. de Leeuw, David M. Ward
Appl Environ Microbiol. 2003 Oct; 69(10): 6000–6006. doi: 10.1128/AEM.69.10.6000-6006.2003
PMCID:
PMC201232
Abstract Article PDF–109K
Molecular Diversity of Sulfate-Reducing Bacteria from Two Different Continental Margin Habitats
Xueduan Liu, Christopher E. Bagwell, Liyou Wu, Allan H. Devol, Jizhong Zhou
Appl Environ Microbiol. 2003 Oct; 69(10): 6073–6081. doi: 10.1128/AEM.69.10.6073-6081.2003
PMCID:
PMC201208
Abstract Article PDF–203K
RpoS-Dependent Stress Response and Exoenzyme Production in Vibrio vulnificus
A. Hülsmann, T. M. Rosche, I.-S. Kong, H. M. Hassan, D. M. Beam, J. D. Oliver
Appl Environ Microbiol. 2003 Oct; 69(10): 6114–6120. doi: 10.1128/AEM.69.10.6114-6120.2003
PMCID:
PMC201245
Abstract Article PDF–198K
Marker Rescue Studies of the Transfer of Recombinant DNA to Streptococcus gordonii In Vitro, in Foods and Gnotobiotic Rats
Mitra Kharazmi, Silke Sczesny, Michael Blaut, Walter P. Hammes, Christian Hertel
Appl Environ Microbiol. 2003 Oct; 69(10): 6121–6127. doi: 10.1128/AEM.69.10.6121-6127.2003
PMCID:
PMC201193
Abstract Article PDF–269K
Radioisotopic, Culture-Based, and Oligonucleotide Microchip Analyses of Thermophilic Microbial Communities in a Continental High-Temperature Petroleum Reservoir
Elizaveta A. Bonch-Osmolovskaya, Margarita L. Miroshnichenko, Alexander V. Lebedinsky, Nikolai A. Chernyh, Tamara N. Nazina, Valery S. Ivoilov, Sergey S. Belyaev, Eugenia S. Boulygina, Yury P. Lysov, Alexander N. Perov, Andrei D. Mirzabekov , Hans Hippe, Erko Stackebrandt, Stéphane L'Haridon, Christian Jeanthon
Appl Environ Microbiol. 2003 Oct; 69(10): 6143–6151. doi: 10.1128/AEM.69.10.6143-6151.2003
PMCID:
PMC201201
Abstract Article PDF–208K
Patterns of Community Change among Ammonia Oxidizers in Meadow Soils upon Long-Term Incubation at Different Temperatures
Sharon Avrahami, Ralf Conrad
Appl Environ Microbiol. 2003 Oct; 69(10): 6152–6164. doi: 10.1128/AEM.69.10.6152-6164.2003
PMCID:
PMC201211
Abstract Article PDF–2.4M
Detection of Prochlorothrix in Brackish Waters by Specific Amplification of pcb Genes
Ulrike Geiß, Ingo Bergmann, Miriam Blank, Rhena Schumann, Martin Hagemann, Arne Schoor
Appl Environ Microbiol. 2003 Oct; 69(10): 6243–6249. doi: 10.1128/AEM.69.10.6243-6249.2003
PMCID:
PMC201227
Abstract Article PDF–570K
Detection of the Free-Living Forms of Sulfide-Oxidizing Gill Endosymbionts in the Lucinid Habitat (Thalassia testudinum Environment)
Olivier Gros, Martine Liberge, Abdelaziz Heddi, Chaqué Khatchadourian, Horst Felbeck
Appl Environ Microbiol. 2003 Oct; 69(10): 6264–6267. doi: 10.1128/AEM.69.10.6264-6267.2003
PMCID:
PMC201202
Abstract Article PDF–1.1M

Geomicrobiology

Immobilization of Arsenite and Ferric Iron by Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans and Its Relevance to Acid Mine Drainage
K. Duquesne, S. Lebrun, C. Casiot, O. Bruneel, J.-C. Personné, M. Leblanc, F. Elbaz-Poulichet, G. Morin, V. Bonnefoy
Appl Environ Microbiol. 2003 Oct; 69(10): 6165–6173. doi: 10.1128/AEM.69.10.6165-6173.2003
PMCID:
PMC201175
Abstract Article PDF–1.0M

Food Microbiology

Membrane Fluidity Adjustments in Ethanol-Stressed Oenococcus oeni Cells
M. Graça Da Silveira, Elena A. Golovina, Folkert A. Hoekstra, Frank M. Rombouts, Tjakko Abee
Appl Environ Microbiol. 2003 Oct; 69(10): 5826–5832. doi: 10.1128/AEM.69.10.5826-5832.2003
PMCID:
PMC201238
Abstract Article PDF–141K
Application of Host-Specific Bacteriophages to the Surface of Chicken Skin Leads to a Reduction in Recovery of Campylobacter jejuni
Robert J. Atterbury, Phillippa L. Connerton, Christine E. R. Dodd, Catherine E. D. Rees, Ian F. Connerton
Appl Environ Microbiol. 2003 Oct; 69(10): 6302–6306. doi: 10.1128/AEM.69.10.6302-6306.2003
PMCID:
PMC201188
Abstract Article PDF–147K

Plant Microbiology

Conditional Survival as a Selection Strategy To Identify Plant-Inducible Genes of Pseudomonas syringae
Maria L. Marco, Jennifer Legac, Steven E. Lindow
Appl Environ Microbiol. 2003 Oct; 69(10): 5793–5801. doi: 10.1128/AEM.69.10.5793-5801.2003
PMCID:
PMC201204
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Use of Bromodeoxyuridine Immunocapture To Identify Active Bacteria Associated with Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Hyphae
Veronica Artursson, Janet K. Jansson
Appl Environ Microbiol. 2003 Oct; 69(10): 6208–6215. doi: 10.1128/AEM.69.10.6208-6215.2003
PMCID:
PMC201251
Abstract Article PDF–836K

Invertebrate Microbiology

Dual Resistance to Bacillus thuringiensis Cry1Ac and Cry2Aa Toxins in Heliothis virescens Suggests Multiple Mechanisms of Resistance
Juan Luis Jurat-Fuentes, Fred L. Gould, Michael J. Adang
Appl Environ Microbiol. 2003 Oct; 69(10): 5898–5906. doi: 10.1128/AEM.69.10.5898-5906.2003
PMCID:
PMC201244
Abstract Article PDF–259K
Population Dynamics of Vibrio fischeri during Infection of Euprymna scolopes
Jessica McCann, Eric V. Stabb, Deborah S. Millikan, Edward G. Ruby
Appl Environ Microbiol. 2003 Oct; 69(10): 5928–5934. doi: 10.1128/AEM.69.10.5928-5934.2003
PMCID:
PMC201191
Abstract Article PDF–132K
Phylogenetic Diversity, Abundance, and Axial Distribution of Bacteria in the Intestinal Tract of Two Soil-Feeding Termites (Cubitermes spp.)
Dirk Schmitt-Wagner, Michael W. Friedrich, Bianca Wagner, Andreas Brune
Appl Environ Microbiol. 2003 Oct; 69(10): 6007–6017. doi: 10.1128/AEM.69.10.6007-6017.2003
PMCID:
PMC201194
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Axial Dynamics, Stability, and Interspecies Similarity of Bacterial Community Structure in the Highly Compartmentalized Gut of Soil-Feeding Termites (Cubitermes spp.)
Dirk Schmitt-Wagner, Michael W. Friedrich, Bianca Wagner, Andreas Brune
Appl Environ Microbiol. 2003 Oct; 69(10): 6018–6024. doi: 10.1128/AEM.69.10.6018-6024.2003
PMCID:
PMC201195
Abstract Article PDF–124K
Diversity of Wolbachia Endosymbionts in Heteropteran Bugs
Yoshitomo Kikuchi, Takema Fukatsu
Appl Environ Microbiol. 2003 Oct; 69(10): 6082–6090. doi: 10.1128/AEM.69.10.6082-6090.2003
PMCID:
PMC201220
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Spiralin Is Not Essential for Helicity, Motility, or Pathogenicity but Is Required for Efficient Transmission of Spiroplasma citri by Its Leafhopper Vector Circulifer haematoceps
Sybille Duret, Nathalie Berho, Jean-Luc Danet, Monique Garnier, Joël Renaudin
Appl Environ Microbiol. 2003 Oct; 69(10): 6225–6234. doi: 10.1128/AEM.69.10.6225-6234.2003
PMCID:
PMC201218
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Methods

Development of an Improved Selective Agar Medium for Isolation of Yersinia pestis
Raphael Ber, Emanuelle Mamroud, Moshe Aftalion, Avital Tidhar, David Gur, Yehuda Flashner, Sara Cohen
Appl Environ Microbiol. 2003 Oct; 69(10): 5787–5792. doi: 10.1128/AEM.69.10.5787-5792.2003
PMCID:
PMC201198
Abstract Article PDF–133K
Establishment of an Arbitrary PCR for Rapid Identification of Tn917 Insertion Sites in Staphylococcus epidermidis: Characterization of Biofilm-Negative and Nonmucoid Mutants
Johannes K.-M. Knobloch, Max Nedelmann, Kathrin Kiel, Katrin Bartscht, Matthias A. Horstkotte, Sabine Dobinsky, Holger Rohde, Dietrich Mack
Appl Environ Microbiol. 2003 Oct; 69(10): 5812–5818. doi: 10.1128/AEM.69.10.5812-5818.2003
PMCID:
PMC201197
Abstract Article PDF–386K
Development of a PCR-Enzyme Immunoassay Oligoprobe Detection Method for Toxoplasma gondii Oocysts, Incorporating PCR Controls
Kellogg J. Schwab, James J. McDevitt
Appl Environ Microbiol. 2003 Oct; 69(10): 5819–5825. doi: 10.1128/AEM.69.10.5819-5825.2003
PMCID:
PMC201176
Abstract Article PDF–513K
Rapid Screening for Freshwater Bacterial Groups by Using Reverse Line Blot Hybridization
Gabriel Zwart, Erik J. van Hannen, Miranda P. Kamst-van Agterveld, Katleen Van der Gucht, Eva S. Lindström, Jeroen Van Wichelen, Torben Lauridsen, Byron C. Crump, Suk-Kyun Han, Steven Declerck
Appl Environ Microbiol. 2003 Oct; 69(10): 5875–5883. doi: 10.1128/AEM.69.10.5875-5883.2003
PMCID:
PMC201233
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Molecular Analysis of the rfb O Antigen Gene Cluster of Salmonella enterica Serogroup O:6,14 and Development of a Serogroup-Specific PCR Assay
Collette Fitzgerald, Rachel Sherwood, Linda L. Gheesling, Frances W. Brenner, Patricia I. Fields
Appl Environ Microbiol. 2003 Oct; 69(10): 6099–6105. doi: 10.1128/AEM.69.10.6099-6105.2003
PMCID:
PMC201254
Abstract Article PDF–213K
A Model To Estimate the Optimal Sample Size for Microbiological Surveys
S. F. Altekruse, F. Elvinger, Y. Wang, K. Ye
Appl Environ Microbiol. 2003 Oct; 69(10): 6174–6178. doi: 10.1128/AEM.69.10.6174-6178.2003
PMCID:
PMC201250
Abstract Article PDF–92K
Statistical Approaches for Estimating Actinobacterial Diversity in Marine Sediments
James E. M. Stach, Luis A. Maldonado, Douglas G. Masson, Alan C. Ward, Michael Goodfellow, Alan T. Bull
Appl Environ Microbiol. 2003 Oct; 69(10): 6189–6200. doi: 10.1128/AEM.69.10.6189-6200.2003
PMCID:
PMC201225
Abstract Article PDF–485K
An Alternative Efficient Procedure for Purification of the Obligate Intracellular Fish Bacterial Pathogen Piscirickettsia salmonis
Vitalia Henríquez, María Verónica Rojas, Sergio H. Marshall
Appl Environ Microbiol. 2003 Oct; 69(10): 6268–6271. doi: 10.1128/AEM.69.10.6268-6271.2003
PMCID:
PMC201178
Abstract Article PDF–1016K
Comparison of Velocity Profiles for Different Flow Chamber Designs Used in Studies of Microbial Adhesion to Surfaces
D. P. Bakker, A. van der Plaats, G. J. Verkerke, H. J. Busscher, H. C. van der Mei
Appl Environ Microbiol. 2003 Oct; 69(10): 6280–6287. doi: 10.1128/AEM.69.10.6280-6287.2003
PMCID:
PMC201240
Abstract Article PDF–528K
Species-Specific Peptide Ligands for the Detection of Bacillus anthracis Spores
David D. Williams, Orsolya Benedek, Charles L. Turnbough, Jr.
Appl Environ Microbiol. 2003 Oct; 69(10): 6288–6293. doi: 10.1128/AEM.69.10.6288-6293.2003
PMCID:
PMC201196
Abstract Article PDF–1.1M
Multiplex Real-Time PCR Method To Identify Shiga Toxin Genes stx1 and stx2 and Escherichia coli O157:H7/H− Serotype
Karen C. Jinneman, Ken J. Yoshitomi, Stephen D. Weagant
Appl Environ Microbiol. 2003 Oct; 69(10): 6327–6333. doi: 10.1128/AEM.69.10.6327-6333.2003
PMCID:
PMC201207
Abstract Article PDF–251K

Letters to the Editor

Bacterial Activity in South Pole Snow Is Questionable
Stephen G. Warren, Stephen R. Hudson
Appl Environ Microbiol. 2003 Oct; 69(10): 6340–6341. doi: 10.1128/AEM.69.10.6340-6341.2003
PMCID:
PMC201231
Article PDF–39K
Terminal Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism Data Analysis
Alastair Grant, Lesley A. Ogilvie
Appl Environ Microbiol. 2003 Oct; 69(10): 6342–6343. doi: 10.1128/AEM.69.10.6342-6343.2003
PMCID:
PMC201242
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